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deprecated concept > SI base units

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SI base units  

Definition

  • The International System of Units (SI) defines seven units of measure as a basic set from which all other SI units are derived. These SI base units and their physical quantities are:[1]\ \ \ metre for length (US English: meter) \ \ kilogram for mass (note: not the gram) \ \ second for time \ \ ampere for electric current \ \ kelvin for temperature \ \ candela for luminous intensity \ \ mole for the amount of substance.

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Creator

  • herbert.schentz@umweltbundesamt.at

URI

http://vocabs.lter-europe.net/EnvThes/EUUnits_004

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